Happened to Bump into This Community

I joined 7 Cups in November last year, but I never knew this community existed! I must be doing something wrong...

AnywAY, I thought I'd introduce myself. I just ran across this community not 5 minutes ago, and I almost passed it by. I never really considered myself as traumatized (although plenty of others see it several times over.) But no one wants to be labeled as being traumatized, do they? In any case, I guess I've been in denial for that reason.

My most recent traumatic experience has lasted 10 years, but I'm hoping I've finally learned. It's quite the story, maybe I'll tell it sometime. Or maybe just in bits and pieces because it's so humiliating and demeaning and embarrassing and it makes me think I deserved everything I got because I didn't put a stop to it when I saw what was going on and it was plain as day. So I'm not sure I could handle telling more than bits and pieces at a time.

So anywhos...HI THERE EVERYONE! <3 So glad I found you!